Gyumri
Sign in to saveGyumri (, ) is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city was known as Alexandropol, it became the largest city of Russian-ruled Eastern Armenia with a population above that of Yerevan. The city became renowned as a cultural hub, while also carrying significance as a major center of Russian troops during Russo-Turkish wars of the 19th century.
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Gyumri is Armenia's second-largest city and the administrative center of Shirak Province in the country's northwestern region. Historically known as Alexandropol, it was the largest city in Russian-ruled Eastern Armenia by the late 1800s and became an important cultural hub and military center for Russian forces during conflicts with the Ottoman Empire.
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- Gyumri
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- Գյումրի
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- City and urban community
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- Hayrakaghak ("Father-city")
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- From top down, left to right;Abovyan street view • City Hall • Cathedral of Gyumri • Dzitoghtsyan Museum of National Architecture • Independence Square • Gyumri skyline
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34 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Classical antiquity and the ancient Armenian Kingdom
- Medieval period
- Persian and Russian rules
- Modern history
- Geography and climate
- Demographics
- Population
- Religion
- Culture
- Museums and art
- Music
- Films
- Monuments
- Local customs
- Media
- Transportation
- Air transportation
- Railway
- Public vans and taxis
- Economy
- Education
- Sport
- Football
- Futsal
- Olympic individual sports
- Twin towns – sister cities
- People
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Gyumri (, ) is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city was known as Alexandropol, it became the largest city of Russian-ruled Eastern Armenia with a population above that of Yerevan. The city became renowned as a cultural hub, while also carrying significance as a major center of Russian troops during Russo-Turkish wars of the 19th century.
The city underwent a tumultuous period during and after World War I. While Russian forces withdrew from the South Caucasus due to the October Revolution, the city became host to large numbers of Armenian refugees fleeing the Armenian genocide, in particular hosting 22,000 orphaned children in around 170 orphanage buildings. It was renamed Leninakan during the Soviet period and became a major industrial and textile center in Soviet Armenia. The city's population rapidly grew to above 200,000 prior to the 1988 Spitak earthquake, when it was devastated, with the city's population being reduced to 121,976 as of the 2011 census. The city was renamed Gyumri under modern independent Armenia soon after the breakup of the Soviet Union, and post-earthquake reconstruction efforts continue. As of the 2022 census, the population of the city was 112,301.